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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
203 AM PDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL AT SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
WAS 44.7 DEGREES.  THIS IS 4.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.  THE WARMEST
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 74 DEGREES WHICH WAS RECORDED ON THE
28TH AND 29TH OF APRIL.  THE COLDEST READING FOR APRIL WAS 21
DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 17TH.

FOR APRIL 2013 SOUTH LAKE TAHOE RECORDED A TOTAL OF 0.70 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION.  THIS IS 0.34 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.  A TOTAL OF 5.0
INCHES OF SNOWFALL WAS REPORTED FOR THE MONTH.

THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 41 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST WHICH OCCURRED
ON THE 7TH.


CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1968 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              76   04/30/1981
 LOW                    04/07/1975
                        04/06/1975
HIGHEST            74   04/29        76      -2
                        04/28
LOWEST             21   04/17                22
AVG. MAXIMUM     58.9              54.2     4.7
AVG. MINIMUM     30.4              26.6     3.8
MEAN             44.7              40.4     4.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.3    -0.3
DAYS MIN <= 32     21              25.7    -4.7
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM           MM   MM
 MINIMUM           MM   MM
TOTALS           0.70              1.04   -0.34
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.03   -0.01
DAYS >= .01         6                MM      MM
DAYS >= .10         3                MM      MM
DAYS >= .50         0                MM      MM
DAYS >= 1.00        0                MM      MM
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.34   04/15 TO 04/16
 STORM TOTAL       MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.50                MM      MM
 LIQUID 7/1      6.59
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         2   04/16

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     602               738    -136
 SINCE 7/1       6384              6890    -506
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        09/16
LATEST                          05/18
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/200    DATE  04/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/170    DATE  04/14

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER             MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            0
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     52

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                3     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW                6     SLEET                      0
FOG                       4     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      5

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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